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Overview
Beacon Platform offers a cloud-based SaaS platform that unifies trading and risk management across asset classes. It combines data, analytics, and workflows to help financial institutions, asset managers, and trading firms manage risk and optimize trades from a single system. The platform connects with existing systems, enables building and testing trading and risk applications, and provides customizable analytics and models, plus consulting services. Its goal is to enable data-driven decision making to improve trading outcomes and risk oversight in a scalable cloud environment.
About Beacon Platform
Industries
Data & Analytics
Consulting
Enterprise Software
Financial Services
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$96.5M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2014
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Clearwater's $560M acquisition integrates Beacon into private markets intelligence.
- Trayport partnership expands ETRM into energy trading sector.
- James Corrigan's presidency drives enterprise sales scaling.
What critics are saying
- Clearwater acquisition eliminates Beacon's independence, shifting customers immediately.
- Blackstone's Bistro integration fragments investor base within 3 months.
- SigTech competes directly in Europe, eroding quant tools market share.
What makes Beacon Platform unique
- Beacon offers transparent source code license for customizable trading and risk tools.
- Cloud-native platform unifies cross-asset data models from front to back office.
- Beacon App Store and Developer Network enable third-party ecosystem integrations.
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Funding
Total Funding
$96.5M
Meets
Industry Average
Funded Over
4 Rounds
Industry standards
Benefits
Medical Insurance
Paid time-off
401(k) match
Employee Referral Bonus
Volunteer Time-off Program
Wellness and wellbeing initiatives
Regular social events and parties
Commuter benefits
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
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↑ 10%Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) (“Clearwater”) today announced two strategic acquisitions, marking a major step toward transforming investment manag
Clearwater will acquire Beacon for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $560m (£433m), 60 per cent of which will be paid in cash.
Beacon Platform is pleased to announce that they have recently signed a partnership agreement to integrate Trayport’s energy market data with Beacon’s energy trading and risk management (ETRM) system.
Beacon Platform, Inc., a leader in quant technology for financial markets, is thrilled to announce its achievement of earning the #1 position for Quant Management Framework in the 2023 Chartis QuantTech50.
John joins Beacon from SigTech, where he was SVP of Global Sales and built out the sales and marketing teams for the quant technology company.
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About Beacon Platform
Industries
Data & Analytics
Consulting
Enterprise Software
Financial Services
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$96.5M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2014
There are no jobs for Beacon Platform right now.
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